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. >> reporter: cell phone video captures boston police officer edward norton taking the plunge. he jumped into the frigid fort point channel in a downpour to rescue a woman. >> she was in that water calling for help and i can swim. >> he didn't hesitate, ran down the steps, took off his belt and jumped in the water and swam over to get her. >> reporter: officer norton says the woman was drowning and he didn't think twice about diving in pool. >> one of the other officers had been given the life preserver from someone else. i think it came from the tea party museum so, that helped a lot. i was able to hold onto her with -- hold onto that while she was holding on to the life preserver while holding myself up with the raft that was out there. >> the life preserver around her and he swam to this floating device right here and just held on until the fire department came and then the divers jumped in the water after them. >> reporter: bystanders watched as a boat picked both of them up. >> i'll tell you what, that cop was a hero today. he didn't even think twice about it. >> reporter:
. >> reporter: cell phone video captures boston police officer edward norton taking the plunge. he jumped into the frigid fort point channel in a downpour to rescue a woman. >> she was in that water calling for help and i can swim. >> he didn't hesitate, ran down the steps, took off his belt and jumped in the water and swam over to get her. >> reporter: officer norton says the woman was drowning and he didn't think twice about diving in pool. >> one of the other...
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. >> chairman denham, ranking member norton, and members of the committee. on april 2nd, 2012, i resigned as administrator of the general services administration and left my cherished career as a public servant. i stepped aside to allow a new team to rebuild gsa from the major missteps of the western regions conference in october 2010. i previously served gsa in the clinton administration, leaving in 2001. at that time the leadership team was strong, the schedules, design excellence, and other programs producing much value for their customers. when i returned to gsa in 2010, the agency was not the same. one-quarter of the executive positions were empty. customers viewed our partnership as scans. labor regss were acrimonious. the leasing portfolio had ballooned. nearly two years had lapsed without a confirmed administrator. my confirmation was delayed nine months. by the time i was sworn in a sequence of four acting administrators had overseen the agency. i did not know there was yet another problem. the western regions conference had evolved into a raucous,
. >> chairman denham, ranking member norton, and members of the committee. on april 2nd, 2012, i resigned as administrator of the general services administration and left my cherished career as a public servant. i stepped aside to allow a new team to rebuild gsa from the major missteps of the western regions conference in october 2010. i previously served gsa in the clinton administration, leaving in 2001. at that time the leadership team was strong, the schedules, design excellence, and...
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let's hear first from delegate norton, eleanor holmes norton who is a friend of mine. thank you for coming on. you were very strong today. when did you find out they were going to be an all-male -- almost like one of those cigarette hearings where all the leaders of the tobacco industry shows up. all the men there. when did you first realize this would be such a deadly visual for the guy holding these hearings? >> i realized -- i realized it this morning when i saw our business as she was there in the audience. we wanted her to be added to the panel. here we have five men sitting across the line to have one woman sitting there. apparently the committee thought would really have turned the tables on what they wanted to do because that woman would have talked about why contraceptives were important and she would have told a very poignant story. instead, they wanted to relitigate the health care law. they wanted to make this a hearing in the abstract on religious liberty when, of course there would have been no hearing in the first place, except for the controversy about
let's hear first from delegate norton, eleanor holmes norton who is a friend of mine. thank you for coming on. you were very strong today. when did you find out they were going to be an all-male -- almost like one of those cigarette hearings where all the leaders of the tobacco industry shows up. all the men there. when did you first realize this would be such a deadly visual for the guy holding these hearings? >> i realized -- i realized it this morning when i saw our business as she was...
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you're watching this week >>> better' back with general norton schwartz. sir, the biggest change in u.s. strategy is the refocus and the pacific. the united states -- as itself united states works to reengage with allies, particularly in that region, what does that mean for the u.s. air force? what are you doing to deepen the coordination, training with the folks out in that region but also fundamentally change your equipment mix? >> i think clearly the rebalance to asia for us has meant the absence of reduction. in other words, as we get smaller as an air force, others should note that we have not taken reductions in the standing force in the pacific area, in the pacific commander area of responsibility. that is the reflection of the priority we are assigning to that undertaking. clearly we have a number of long-term allies. obviously the republic of career, our japanese air self- defense force counterparts, the australians and so on. these are very close relationships, very important. and others, thailand, developing activities with indonesia and others.
you're watching this week >>> better' back with general norton schwartz. sir, the biggest change in u.s. strategy is the refocus and the pacific. the united states -- as itself united states works to reengage with allies, particularly in that region, what does that mean for the u.s. air force? what are you doing to deepen the coordination, training with the folks out in that region but also fundamentally change your equipment mix? >> i think clearly the rebalance to asia for us...
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. >> up next, booktv sat down with george washington university professor marcy norton to discuss her book, "sacred gifts, profane pleasures." this is about 20 minutes. >> george washington professor marcy norton, where did snickers bar and mara broke him from? >> well, we have to go way back in time, tobacco and chocolate are both native to the americas. and were developed by indians. tobaccos in the distant past several thousand years b.c. and a cow which is the raw central ingredient to chocolate, likewise, made about 3000 b.c. and so they were central to native americans and when europeans had no knowledge of that until they arrived starting with columbus in 1492. and went from their. >> how would they use in these ancient cultures? >> so, tobacco was used in a whole multitude of ways. smoked, cigars, pipes, sort of cigarette like substances also use topically as medicines, snuffed through the nose. in the most. a whole host of applications, sword bearing depending on the region. chocolate had a more restricted domain. so what really important is to remember is that it was a bever
. >> up next, booktv sat down with george washington university professor marcy norton to discuss her book, "sacred gifts, profane pleasures." this is about 20 minutes. >> george washington professor marcy norton, where did snickers bar and mara broke him from? >> well, we have to go way back in time, tobacco and chocolate are both native to the americas. and were developed by indians. tobaccos in the distant past several thousand years b.c. and a cow which is the...
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commission norton: aye. president yee: aye. >> seven ayes. >> the general obligation bonds, 2012 and authorizing the submission of such actual cost information to the california debt and investment advisory commission. is there a motion? >> second peri. >> the resolution in connection with the sale, general obligation bonds, proposition a, series a 2012, authorizing the submission of such actual cost information to the california debt and investment advisory commission. let it be resolved by the board of education of san francisco unified, section one, all of the above are true and correct and this board of education finds and determines represents. section 2, the actual cost information. the board receives the summary of the cost of the sale as set forth on exhibit a here to the actual cost information. section 3, submission of the actual cost information. this board ratifies and approves the submission of the actual cost information in connection with the report of the final sale filed on behalf of the dis
commission norton: aye. president yee: aye. >> seven ayes. >> the general obligation bonds, 2012 and authorizing the submission of such actual cost information to the california debt and investment advisory commission. is there a motion? >> second peri. >> the resolution in connection with the sale, general obligation bonds, proposition a, series a 2012, authorizing the submission of such actual cost information to the california debt and investment advisory commission....
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gray says not allowing norton to testify is an insult to the more than 600,000 d.c. residents she represents. >> why was our very able representative to congress, as you already heard, denied the right to testify at a hearing that will consider this bill? >> reporter: this is not the first time that republicans in the house majority have faced criticism over who can and cannot testify at their hearings. back in february, a national debate was sparked when georgetown law student sandra fluke was not allowed to testify at a hearing that looked into whether or not employers should cover certain women's health benefits like birth control. the hearing bit subcommittee on the constitution was called by sub chairman trent flanks of arizona. democratic congressman gerald nadler. new york says his side was told it could only call one witness would will speak to the scientific aspects of the bill. >> they are being obnoxious by refusing to let eleanor holmes norton as the representative of the target of this legislation which is washington. >> reporter: norton says with 61 #,0
gray says not allowing norton to testify is an insult to the more than 600,000 d.c. residents she represents. >> why was our very able representative to congress, as you already heard, denied the right to testify at a hearing that will consider this bill? >> reporter: this is not the first time that republicans in the house majority have faced criticism over who can and cannot testify at their hearings. back in february, a national debate was sparked when georgetown law student...
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> who was norton? >> he founded the firm in 1923. we are 9 years old. he ha been in the import and export business. he and his wife who was deeply involved in the founding of the firm had a passion for books. it began as an advocation he was in the import and export business by day, but starting to publish books by night. throw years later he was doing it full-time and the vest history. >> you have revived a 1920s imprint haven't you at norton? >> we have. we are excited about the live wright publishing corporation. we have owned that imprint since the early 1970s. they are the publishers of ee cummings, first publishers of fobbinger in, in the united states of earnest hemmingway. the list goes on and way. the firm went bankrupt in the early '0s, but wound up
> who was norton? >> he founded the firm in 1923. we are 9 years old. he ha been in the import and export business. he and his wife who was deeply involved in the founding of the firm had a passion for books. it began as an advocation he was in the import and export business by day, but starting to publish books by night. throw years later he was doing it full-time and the vest history. >> you have revived a 1920s imprint haven't you at norton? >> we have. we are excited...
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congress member eleanor holmes norton is called out by name in the video gag which got a big laugh at the controversial convention but she is not smiling at the video or the $822,000 price tag. investigative reporter russ explains how it ups the an terkz in the gsa spending scandal. >> the member of congress didn't even want to have to see the video again today. >> our agency's conferences were usually routine. they planned to the go, quote, over the top. >> i'm here to officially make you commissioner for a day. >> he won the nametag of commissioner bob peck who was fired monday over the scandal before the release of this video. [ music ] >> the untouchable gs 15 is agency lingo for senior gsa leadership. >> a top hat award was a government gift. sometimes ipods or digital cameras given to gsa workers. ♪ donate my vacation, love to the nation ♪ a gsa 5 is a very low ranking. the oig, that is exactly who launched the investigation. the office of the inspector general. but it's these words from high- rank gsa official david foley creating fallout today. >> eleanor holmes norton, ou
congress member eleanor holmes norton is called out by name in the video gag which got a big laugh at the controversial convention but she is not smiling at the video or the $822,000 price tag. investigative reporter russ explains how it ups the an terkz in the gsa spending scandal. >> the member of congress didn't even want to have to see the video again today. >> our agency's conferences were usually routine. they planned to the go, quote, over the top. >> i'm here to...
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norton. host: you are on. go ahead. caller: i'm wondering what happened with the boat in 2000 -- the vote in 2000 and they disappeared overseas and they said they did not know anything about it. hear, the high court said they knew nothing about it. they never answered the real question but perhaps because you, as a historian anna, have some information about these boats -- as a historian, have some information. 7,000 votes disappeared in an accident from the soldiers over there. host: let me stop you there to see what our guests response. guest: this is the first allegation i have heard of that. host: but go to dallas, texas, independent line. caller: is there a historical comparison to suppression. third-party votes as there is today? guest: i do not know what you mean about a suppression of the third-party voices. there have been the third party boys over there. for example, the debates, back when they were run by the league of women voters and now the league -- the debate commission. ross perot felt when he did not m
norton. host: you are on. go ahead. caller: i'm wondering what happened with the boat in 2000 -- the vote in 2000 and they disappeared overseas and they said they did not know anything about it. hear, the high court said they knew nothing about it. they never answered the real question but perhaps because you, as a historian anna, have some information about these boats -- as a historian, have some information. 7,000 votes disappeared in an accident from the soldiers over there. host: let me...
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trying to do it by silenting norton, she said. >> why is this still centered on the district they have disempowered. >> reporter: congresswoman norton said she's being barred from testifying behind these doors as a house judiciary subcommittee on a republican- back filled that would outlaw abortions in the district after 20 weeks. >> the republican majority is trying to barnstorm 9 country and barnstorm the supreme court. >> reporter: joining congresswoman norton was d.c. mayor vincent gray who has been fighting his own battles with republicans in congress on budget autonomy for the district. gray said that not allowing norton to testify is an insult to the more than 600,000 d.c. residents she represents. >> why was our very able representative of congress, as you already heard, denied the right to testify at a hearing that will consider this bill? >> reporter: this is not the first time that republicans in the house majority have faced criticism over who can and can not testify at their hearing. back in february, a national debate was sparked when georgetown law student sandra fluke w
trying to do it by silenting norton, she said. >> why is this still centered on the district they have disempowered. >> reporter: congresswoman norton said she's being barred from testifying behind these doors as a house judiciary subcommittee on a republican- back filled that would outlaw abortions in the district after 20 weeks. >> the republican majority is trying to barnstorm 9 country and barnstorm the supreme court. >> reporter: joining congresswoman norton was...
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. >> vice president norton. >> vice president norton: thank you. i was -- i did hear1jsdzen some complaints that were not reflected in the audit report about middle school textbooks not being available for all students, particularly students in special day classes. and i'm just wondering if the auditors found any -- that there was any -- you know, that they noticed any instances of that. i did hear complaints and each with my own child actually had to request a textbook twice to get one. upon so i'm just wondering if there is any information about that. >> well, this report deals with the 20 schools that are framed in -- 1 through 3. we also have auditors that will be going out to inspect the rest of the schools that are not in the 28 schools that are subject throughout the year. any new complaints that come in are addressed through my office, and also the textbookswzñ?ñ? of. >> off line if somebody could get me information on that, tha? was a widespread problem or just isolated to a couple of schools. thanks. >> no more? roll call please. >> tha
. >> vice president norton. >> vice president norton: thank you. i was -- i did hear1jsdzen some complaints that were not reflected in the audit report about middle school textbooks not being available for all students, particularly students in special day classes. and i'm just wondering if the auditors found any -- that there was any -- you know, that they noticed any instances of that. i did hear complaints and each with my own child actually had to request a textbook twice to get...
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mary beth norton is a history professor with cornell university. a lot of your work focuses on -- a lot of your teaching focuses on pre-colonial and colonial women. you've written a lot about it. what interests you in this subject? >> well, for one thing, very few people really think about women in the colonial period very much. or if they do they think of them just as -- i don't know -- houseworkers, workers around the house. they don't think of their potential public roles. one of the things i'm very interested in, in the 17th century, is women who actually take prominent public roles in the colonies because there are some, and in the 18th century i'm interested in -- i did a whole book on women in the revolution. i'm interested in the -- how women perceive their relationship to the public realm, how men see women in the public realm in the run-up to the revolution and during the revolution. >> what would be some of the early examples of women in the public realm prior to the revolution? >> prior to the revolution, one of the most interesting exa
mary beth norton is a history professor with cornell university. a lot of your work focuses on -- a lot of your teaching focuses on pre-colonial and colonial women. you've written a lot about it. what interests you in this subject? >> well, for one thing, very few people really think about women in the colonial period very much. or if they do they think of them just as -- i don't know -- houseworkers, workers around the house. they don't think of their potential public roles. one of the...
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host: kerneled norton of the -- norton of the military officers association of america, thank you for coming on. up next, eric egland. then a chat with matt lewis of the "daily caller." we will be right back. [video clip] >> spend the weekend with both tv. from a business and black and white and the founding of beechcraft. browse the rare books. experienced early life at the cow town museum. the early days of flight. they sat down for service at a drug store. local content vehicle explores the life of cities across the weekend. this weekend, from wichita, kansas. >> people want to be free from whant. this is not what stirs the human soul. that bridge is the burning desire for liberty. given a choice between attorney tyrannyedom -- between attorn and freedom, people will choose freedom. people want the right to embrace their faith. >> watch commencement speeches online at the c-span video library. >> "washington journal" continues. by air forceoined reserve colonel eric egland to discuss his nonprofit, troops need you. tell us how your group is different. guest: it is a great day to th
host: kerneled norton of the -- norton of the military officers association of america, thank you for coming on. up next, eric egland. then a chat with matt lewis of the "daily caller." we will be right back. [video clip] >> spend the weekend with both tv. from a business and black and white and the founding of beechcraft. browse the rare books. experienced early life at the cow town museum. the early days of flight. they sat down for service at a drug store. local content...
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., with historian richard norton smith. >> sreenivasan: walking into the theater center is like taking a step back in time to the cobblestone streets of washington on april 16, 1855, the day after president abraham lincoln's death. newspaper headlines cover the walls of the new exhibit which ...in a building across the street from ford's theater where the president was assassinated. >> you walk to the third floor and you come to this mothy attic. the chronological treatment. >> reporter: presidential historian richard norton smith, who helped design the center, says its mission is to examine how lincoln has influenced americans great and small since his death. in part, that influence is symbolized by the 34-foot-high book tower that connects the center's three floors. it's made of aluminum and represents some of the roughly 15,000 works written about lincoln. >> the story didn't end on april 15. in some ways, the story begins. the story of what we want lincoln to be. which lincoln are we talking about? the evolution of the posthumous lincoln. it's like a mirror held up to the evolution
., with historian richard norton smith. >> sreenivasan: walking into the theater center is like taking a step back in time to the cobblestone streets of washington on april 16, 1855, the day after president abraham lincoln's death. newspaper headlines cover the walls of the new exhibit which ...in a building across the street from ford's theater where the president was assassinated. >> you walk to the third floor and you come to this mothy attic. the chronological treatment....
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gray says not allowing norton to testify is an insult to the more than 600,000 d.c. residents she represents. >> why was our very able representative to congress as you already heard denied the right to testify at a hearing that will consider this bill? >> reporter: now this is not the first time that republicans in the house majority have faced criticism over who can and cannot testify at their hearings. back in february a national debate was sparked when georgetown law student sandra fluke was not allowed to testify at a hearing that looked into whether or not employers should cover certain women's health benefit like birth control. the hearing by the subcommittee on the constitution was called by republican subcommittee chairman trent franks of arizona. democratic congressman gerald naberg of new york says his side was told it could only call one witness who will speak to the scientific aspects of the bill. >> they are being obnoxious by refusing to let eleanor holmes norton as the target of the representative of the target of this legislation, which is washington
gray says not allowing norton to testify is an insult to the more than 600,000 d.c. residents she represents. >> why was our very able representative to congress as you already heard denied the right to testify at a hearing that will consider this bill? >> reporter: now this is not the first time that republicans in the house majority have faced criticism over who can and cannot testify at their hearings. back in february a national debate was sparked when georgetown law student...
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delegate eleanor holmes norton was in fort totten yesterday talking about safety. we'll be back in just a moment. >>> it's a good thing the nationals will be on the road for their first playoff game on sunday because metro is using the columbus day weekend to do some work between the stadium armory and cheverly stations on the orange line. on the red line, the work will be between judiciary square and fort totten. trains will be single tracking in both of those work zones. and that work is scheduled to begin tonight at 10:00 p.m. and it will end when the system closes monday night. >>> delegate eleanor holmes norton toured fort totten after several people were robbed. for years neighbors have been using a path to get to a nearby metrobus stop bus a recent spike in crime has residents concerned. delegate norton is calling on the national park service to step up patrols in that area. >>> coming up next -- howard and the forecast. >> nice and warm out here on the weather terrace j. c.. we're going into the 80s today. maybe 30 degrees cooler though by sunday. let's tak
delegate eleanor holmes norton was in fort totten yesterday talking about safety. we'll be back in just a moment. >>> it's a good thing the nationals will be on the road for their first playoff game on sunday because metro is using the columbus day weekend to do some work between the stadium armory and cheverly stations on the orange line. on the red line, the work will be between judiciary square and fort totten. trains will be single tracking in both of those work zones. and that...
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except norton argues it's congressional etiquette. that goes above and beyond whatever other witnesses may have been called. and then, there was this reaction to the story we aired last week on that new evidence in the trayvon martin case. craig from king george, virginia, says i was wrong to say that the accused shooter, george zimmerman, had racially pr filed trayvon martin. rarely do you make a mistake, but you have to re-examine the circumstances about zimmerman being racist or martin was being followed simply because he was black. that black hoody may have had more to do with the situation than anything else. craig, you may be right. the origin until tape of the conversation between zimmerman and that 911 dispatcher that seems so wrong at first was edited by a news organization in a way to make zimmerman appeal to be profiling trayvon. regardless of everything else, if zimmerman obeys that very same thing and stays in his car, we're not having this conversation. personally, conversations like this are a favorite part of my day. t
except norton argues it's congressional etiquette. that goes above and beyond whatever other witnesses may have been called. and then, there was this reaction to the story we aired last week on that new evidence in the trayvon martin case. craig from king george, virginia, says i was wrong to say that the accused shooter, george zimmerman, had racially pr filed trayvon martin. rarely do you make a mistake, but you have to re-examine the circumstances about zimmerman being racist or martin was...
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norton encouraged them to use the d.c. flag at all ceremonies. >>> a statue of the most decorated marine in u.s. history. a statue of lieutenant louis b. fuller stands on the grounds of the marine corps of quantico. he was born in west point, virginia, in 1898. he was awarded five iron crosses. he served in the korean war, world war ii, and other places as well. >>> breaking news at this hour involving the ever breaking david petraeus scandal. the latest man targeted by the investigation. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome on this tuesday, november 13, 2012. we have rain in the region, cooler than yesterday. storm team 4 meteorologist tom
norton encouraged them to use the d.c. flag at all ceremonies. >>> a statue of the most decorated marine in u.s. history. a statue of lieutenant louis b. fuller stands on the grounds of the marine corps of quantico. he was born in west point, virginia, in 1898. he was awarded five iron crosses. he served in the korean war, world war ii, and other places as well. >>> breaking news at this hour involving the ever breaking david petraeus scandal. the latest man targeted by the...
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>>host: we have been talking with marcy norton history professor at george washington university and the author of this book "sacred gifts, profane pleasures" a history of tobacco and chocolate in the atlantic world" >> ien had a special collections for the lsu library. today we're were the special collections is house. and has a variety of different parts. today i will talk about and i know from the lower mississippi valley collection that is a a premier collection. it documents the documents the culture of lower mississippi valley from colonial area era through present-day it has journal's 10 newspapers as well as unpublished manuscripts like this volume that is one of our jules this ok was kept by leonard claiborne appointed by jefferson to receive louisiana from the french for the louisiana purchase. it is amazing he was only 28 at the time and was governor within the mississippi territory. this is the correspondence he said back to madison and other officials to let them know how it was going here in louisiana after the changeover. not always smoothly. the thing to think about i
>>host: we have been talking with marcy norton history professor at george washington university and the author of this book "sacred gifts, profane pleasures" a history of tobacco and chocolate in the atlantic world" >> ien had a special collections for the lsu library. today we're were the special collections is house. and has a variety of different parts. today i will talk about and i know from the lower mississippi valley collection that is a a premier collection....
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norton? >> he founded the firm 389-years-old at this point he had been in the import export business made he and his wife who was deeply involved in the founding of the firm had a passion for books. began as an avocation. he was in the import export business bayh de starting to publish books by night. three years later he was doing it full time and the rest is history. >> you just revived in 1927 to? >> we have, very excited about the initiative with the publishing corporation. we informed that since the early 1970's. they are the publishing's of comings and first of faulkner, first publishers in the united states of ernest hemingway. of the list goes on and on of the publishing in the 1920's. the firm went bankrupt in the early 30's but wound up as they say in the 70's and his hands through the wonderful energy of my colleague robert wilde. we've now revived the in print and publish that newest book, gail collins part two of the books of the revived. >> you are watching book tv on c-span2. w
norton? >> he founded the firm 389-years-old at this point he had been in the import export business made he and his wife who was deeply involved in the founding of the firm had a passion for books. began as an avocation. he was in the import export business bayh de starting to publish books by night. three years later he was doing it full time and the rest is history. >> you just revived in 1927 to? >> we have, very excited about the initiative with the publishing...
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i would like to have vice- president norton do the honors in the speaking about these educators. commission norton: adjournment in memory of marcia and started as a teacher on a special assignment in 1967 and succumbed to breast cancer on april 1, 2012, after a courageous struggle. she worked for more than 40 years. she started as an elementary school teacher and worked at several schools. for over 20 of those years, she ran the environmental sciences center where she and her staff supported environmental education for sfusd students, families, and teachers. she earned her degree to become a teacher for our district and believe in the ability of all children to learn and contribute. she devoted her laughter promoting excellence in education for all students -- life in promoting excellence in education for all students. she began taking her elementary students on week-long overnights to study nature and science in open-air. this led her to the environmental science center where she developed a program that gave thousands of youngsters an opportunity to camp out on the porch, walk
i would like to have vice- president norton do the honors in the speaking about these educators. commission norton: adjournment in memory of marcia and started as a teacher on a special assignment in 1967 and succumbed to breast cancer on april 1, 2012, after a courageous struggle. she worked for more than 40 years. she started as an elementary school teacher and worked at several schools. for over 20 of those years, she ran the environmental sciences center where she and her staff supported...
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so we're glad to have richard norton smith here as the moderator of this discussion. thank you. >> thank you, andy. [ applause ] i don't know about you, mrs. bush. i'm not accustomed to getting a standing ovation just for showing up. >> you just got it because laura was here. >> it's hard to know where to begin. let me ask. we've heard from a number of folks earlier today, and i know you were here for the discussion. we heard from real-life practitioners, people who have been in white houses of both parties and different periods of our history who have been challenged and risen to the challenge. each of you had, in some ways, unique qualifications or life experience before you came to the white house. and andy has described them. was that a particular advantage to you? and is there any way to fully prepare for the job of first lady? >> shall i start? >> sure. >> yes, i was prepared because i lived in washington with george for years, and he was vice president for eight years. so i could watch a very good president and his wife. and the truth is the white house itself
so we're glad to have richard norton smith here as the moderator of this discussion. thank you. >> thank you, andy. [ applause ] i don't know about you, mrs. bush. i'm not accustomed to getting a standing ovation just for showing up. >> you just got it because laura was here. >> it's hard to know where to begin. let me ask. we've heard from a number of folks earlier today, and i know you were here for the discussion. we heard from real-life practitioners, people who have been...
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norton for any opening statements she may have. >> thank you, mr. chairman. our subcommittee has just returned from a scheduled recess, but we are obligated to turn at once to the general service administration inspector general and others today for testimony about the 2010 western region conference, a conference run amok near las vegas, nevada. the final ig report found that expenditures related to the conference were, and here i'm quoting, excessive and wasteful and that in many instances, gsa followed neither federal procurement laws nor its own policy in conferences. end quote. some who planned the conference appeared to have deliberately set is out to have a boondoggle of a conference and explicitly to go, quote, over the top. in the words of one conference planner, hiring mind readers and clowns and having dinner at a talent show in the desert at taxpayers expense, the expensive partying at a four-star casino resort occurred before the recovery began to take hold and as millions of americans were living hand to mouth, struggling under debts and the wors
norton for any opening statements she may have. >> thank you, mr. chairman. our subcommittee has just returned from a scheduled recess, but we are obligated to turn at once to the general service administration inspector general and others today for testimony about the 2010 western region conference, a conference run amok near las vegas, nevada. the final ig report found that expenditures related to the conference were, and here i'm quoting, excessive and wasteful and that in many...
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norton: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five lem slative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 1734 and include extraneous remarks within the record. the chair: without objection. ms. norton: i rise in opposition to h.r. 1734, the civilian property realignment act. both democrats and republicans agree that we need a system to dispose of and consolidate excess federal property. i have worked diligently with the chairman for such a bill for most of this year. however, the bill before us does not refrequent the bipartisan compromise i agreed to. moreover, i have just learned that the president also opposes the bill and apparently it does not even reflect a compromise among republicans. i opposed the bill, this bill, in the transportation and infrastructure committee and it passed on a party line vote. the bill before us today is essentially the same bill that i opposed at the transportation and infrastructure committee markup. shortly after that markup, the overs
norton: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five lem slative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 1734 and include extraneous remarks within the record. the chair: without objection. ms. norton: i rise in opposition to h.r. 1734, the civilian property realignment act. both democrats and republicans agree that we need a system to dispose of and consolidate excess federal property. i have worked diligently with the chairman for such a bill for most of this year....
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historian richard norton smith gives a three-part series of lectures on our first president. it begins in just a moment. >>> at the 1968 olympic games, john carlos and tommy smith raised their fists in the black power salute. >> they said black power, they intimidated so many people, white people in particular by using that phrase, black power. because when they use that word or that phrase black power, it made many people think that black power meant destruction. blowing up the statue of liberty or ground zero. destroying america. it wasn't anything about destroying america. it was about rebuilding america. and having america to have a new paradigm in terms of how we can be what each and every one of us did the pledge when we were going to elementary school and the land of the free, the home of the brave. we all wanted to be great americans, but we found that something was wrong. something was broke and we wanted to take our time to evalue yet and take our initiative to fix it. >> discover more about african african history online. search and share from over 25 years of c-sp
historian richard norton smith gives a three-part series of lectures on our first president. it begins in just a moment. >>> at the 1968 olympic games, john carlos and tommy smith raised their fists in the black power salute. >> they said black power, they intimidated so many people, white people in particular by using that phrase, black power. because when they use that word or that phrase black power, it made many people think that black power meant destruction. blowing up the...
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norton: this bill has now gone over a couple of congresses. when the democrats didn't get it done, the republicans didn't get it done and it's really too important. i hope that in the 113th congress this bill can be brought forward early because a lot of very good work has been done on the bill. mr. speaker, i regret that as we sit and think about the 112th congress that it will be impossible to think of a single major bill passed during these two years. in order to pass bills, both houses have to get together and compromise. it seems to have been impossible, at least with this house. we are about to leave town in september with a couple months still to go without the middle-class tax cuts just when the recovery needs a boost, in the midst of a drought without the farm bill and without the violence against women act, which passed in an overwhelming bipartisan vote in the senate. what will it take to get something done? i hope the 113th congress proves more productive. so this has been called a do-nothing congress. i would say that this congres
norton: this bill has now gone over a couple of congresses. when the democrats didn't get it done, the republicans didn't get it done and it's really too important. i hope that in the 113th congress this bill can be brought forward early because a lot of very good work has been done on the bill. mr. speaker, i regret that as we sit and think about the 112th congress that it will be impossible to think of a single major bill passed during these two years. in order to pass bills, both houses have...
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eleanor holmes norton has asked to speak at that hearing since it is a hearing only about her city the answer from house republicans is no here you have a bill that affects only my district when says you women will not be subject to the constitutional mandate of roe versus wade you alone can have an abortion only until twenty weeks by the way don't talk to us about how this is a violation of the fourteenth amendment as well not only are we going to try to impose that on you but we don't want to hear from the only voice you have in the sit in the house and you have no voice in the senate. and that's right from franks wants to ram is bill through committee so desperately he doesn't even want to hear from d.c.'s only official representative the reason he wants to do this isn't to save unborn babies this bill which exclusively targets reproductive rights in d.c. has no hope of passing the senate or being signed by the president trying franks merely wants to pander to the religious right but he's too scared to introduce legislation that would apply to the whole country so we also pick on a
eleanor holmes norton has asked to speak at that hearing since it is a hearing only about her city the answer from house republicans is no here you have a bill that affects only my district when says you women will not be subject to the constitutional mandate of roe versus wade you alone can have an abortion only until twenty weeks by the way don't talk to us about how this is a violation of the fourteenth amendment as well not only are we going to try to impose that on you but we don't want to...
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norton. ms. norton: i appreciate, mr. speaker, the bipartisanship of this bill, to my good friend, the minority whip from maryland, i can only say the championship that your own district brought back is enough to make us think that our area teams might one day have a championship. we know this, students construct these soapboxing themselves. i mean, this is your stem leaders still to come, the engineers of the future. i have no further speakers, and i appreciate all of the support of our good friends on the other side and yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentlelady from washington state is recognized. ms. herrera beutler: mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to support passage of this resolution and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 106. those in favor say aye. tho
norton. ms. norton: i appreciate, mr. speaker, the bipartisanship of this bill, to my good friend, the minority whip from maryland, i can only say the championship that your own district brought back is enough to make us think that our area teams might one day have a championship. we know this, students construct these soapboxing themselves. i mean, this is your stem leaders still to come, the engineers of the future. i have no further speakers, and i appreciate all of the support of our good...
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congresswoman, eleanor holmes norton, thank you for coming on. >> of course. good to be with you. >> the ranking democrat on your committee, elijah cummings, said, "holding someone in contempt of congress is one of the most serious and formal actions our committee can take and it should not be used as a political tool to generate press as part of an election year witch hunt against the obama administration." what are your thoughts about that? do you agree with congressman cummings? >> wholly. moreover, it shouldn't be used as a negotiating tactic. chairman issa virtually admitted that in the clip you just showed. he said, oh, it's not about going to contempt, it's about, quote, getting more cooperation from the attorney general. the documents is a subpoenaed pertain to ongoing criminal investigations or part of a fishing expedition to see if there's anything there. and what's really important i think to know here, the american people must think fast and furious is all about stone throwing between republicans and democrats. i bet you the 99.9% wouldn't know wha
congresswoman, eleanor holmes norton, thank you for coming on. >> of course. good to be with you. >> the ranking democrat on your committee, elijah cummings, said, "holding someone in contempt of congress is one of the most serious and formal actions our committee can take and it should not be used as a political tool to generate press as part of an election year witch hunt against the obama administration." what are your thoughts about that? do you agree with congressman...
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delegate eleanor holmes norton stormed out shortly after making the statement. the hearing stemmed from the white house rule requiring faith-based employers to provide insurance that would cover birth control. norton says she was outraged because the panel included only men, and her female guest was denied entry. >> they were violating our first amendment rights to talk about that ag pe-- that aspect of the controversy that, by the way, is what most women and most families were concerned about. >> the second panel for the hearing did feature two female witnesses. >>> maryland lawmakers could vote on the same-sex marriage bill as early as this afternoon. last night the house of delegates approved an amendment to make the law effective next january instead of this october. the idea is to allow more time to bring the gay marriage issue up for voter referendum in november. advocates of same-sex marriage have been working to get a few more votes to reach the 71 needed to pass the bill. >>> today the maryland state senate will vote whether to discipline prince george'
delegate eleanor holmes norton stormed out shortly after making the statement. the hearing stemmed from the white house rule requiring faith-based employers to provide insurance that would cover birth control. norton says she was outraged because the panel included only men, and her female guest was denied entry. >> they were violating our first amendment rights to talk about that ag pe-- that aspect of the controversy that, by the way, is what most women and most families were concerned...
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. >> eleanor holmes norton stormed out of a hearing on contraception today. she was outraged because the panel only had men on it. a second panel after norton left did include women. >> the sound of bag pipes filled the area in alexandria for a paramedic who died in the line of duty. they came to pay their respects for 34-year-old josh weissman. he died last week while responding to a car fire. one of the most emotional parts of the ceremony came when his brother gabe read a letter written by the fall i don't know paramedic's widow. >> i'm going to miss the sound of his voice and especially his laugh, miss his big eyes looking at me in the morning and the way it felt like we could finally breathe again when he wrapped his arms around me. >> weissman was buried at alexandria's ivy hill cemetery. >> virginia lawmakers passed a bill. can you only be ticketed for texting if you're pulled over for a secondary offense like speeding. >> the federal government is trying to make it tougher to be distracted behind the wheel the national transportation safety board is a
. >> eleanor holmes norton stormed out of a hearing on contraception today. she was outraged because the panel only had men on it. a second panel after norton left did include women. >> the sound of bag pipes filled the area in alexandria for a paramedic who died in the line of duty. they came to pay their respects for 34-year-old josh weissman. he died last week while responding to a car fire. one of the most emotional parts of the ceremony came when his brother gabe read a letter...
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who was ww norton? >> founded the firm in, he was informs export and import business. he and his wife, deeply involved in the founding of the firm, had a passion for books. it began as advocation. he was still in the export business by day, but starting to publish books by night. three years later, he was doing it full-time, and the rest is history. >> well, you've just revived a 1920s print, haven't you, at nor ton? >> we have. it's an initiative with the live right publishing corporation. we have owned that imprint since the early 1970s. they are the publishers of
who was ww norton? >> founded the firm in, he was informs export and import business. he and his wife, deeply involved in the founding of the firm, had a passion for books. it began as advocation. he was still in the export business by day, but starting to publish books by night. three years later, he was doing it full-time, and the rest is history. >> well, you've just revived a 1920s print, haven't you, at nor ton? >> we have. it's an initiative with the live right...
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representative holmes norton joins us from washington. thank you for returning to the war room, ma'am. >> of course governor. >> well, so do you agree with leaderpep leader pelosi that the republicans were targeting attorney general holder because of his efforts on voter suppression? >> it's hard to lay what the most pol arrestized house in our country since the civil war to lay to them what their motives were. they certainly were gunning, if you will forgive me, for the attorney general for some time and refused even when he indicated that he would keep negotiating to do so. they seemed to be driven toward contempt. if you ask yourself why, you will get the fact that it's fair to draw the implication that they didn't like what he was doing, perhaps here, but en more so in other parts of his jurisdiction and hoped to distract him. of course, there has been no sign of that. what there is every sign though, of, governor is that they were without any respect for the separation of powers. they were -- this is the first time that any cabinet o
representative holmes norton joins us from washington. thank you for returning to the war room, ma'am. >> of course governor. >> well, so do you agree with leaderpep leader pelosi that the republicans were targeting attorney general holder because of his efforts on voter suppression? >> it's hard to lay what the most pol arrestized house in our country since the civil war to lay to them what their motives were. they certainly were gunning, if you will forgive me, for the...
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we are very honored to open this briefing and hear congresswoman eleanor holmes norton. she joins us this morning. the congresswoman understands the challenges facing retirees, especially women retirees, and elder women of color. she has been, as we all know, a tireless champion of equality and equity for civil rights. the issues addressed in our report that we're releasing this morning speak to exactly the kind of fairness she's championed throughout her distinguished career. we're very honored to have you here congresswoman. please welcome the congresswoman. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. this briefing should be particularly welcomed in the halls of the congress. its a beautiful cover and a very readable report. it's not like your government reports. it's a report meant to be read not only by members of congress, but by the larger public. a public that is increasingly female that needs to focus on social security. so i want to thank the three organizations who are responsible for this report. the national committee to preserve social security and medicare, the na
we are very honored to open this briefing and hear congresswoman eleanor holmes norton. she joins us this morning. the congresswoman understands the challenges facing retirees, especially women retirees, and elder women of color. she has been, as we all know, a tireless champion of equality and equity for civil rights. the issues addressed in our report that we're releasing this morning speak to exactly the kind of fairness she's championed throughout her distinguished career. we're very...
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neither did this outrage by norton. >> it's time the district of columbia told the congressman to go straight to hell. >> reporter: still nobody seems ready to give up the fight for local control. mayor gray pointed out today the district is in good financial shape. he says the district has balanced its budget the last 15 years and currently in its bank account it has over a billion dollars. in the newsroom matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> a bad day on wall street for facebook. shawn yancey has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight an added benefit to over the counter pain medication. no. 5, they could help lower your risk of developing skin caps. fancy researchers found people who regularly -- cancer. researchers found people who regularly took aspirin or ibuprofen had a lower risk of skin cancer over time, but they can increase your risk of stomach problems and kidney cancer and excessive bleeding. >>> researchers say one in 11 americans now develop kidney stones compared to one in 20 in 1994. the team believes the rise is most likely due to an increase in obesity, diabetic and gou
neither did this outrage by norton. >> it's time the district of columbia told the congressman to go straight to hell. >> reporter: still nobody seems ready to give up the fight for local control. mayor gray pointed out today the district is in good financial shape. he says the district has balanced its budget the last 15 years and currently in its bank account it has over a billion dollars. in the newsroom matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> a bad day on wall street for...
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delegate eleanor holmes norton describing her talks with the committee and subcommittee chairman with jurisdiction over the district of columbia. >> they do not make that infamous link between elected officials who misbehave and the 600,000 residents of the district of columbia. we've got a lot of problems. don't make them worse by heaping on us the sense of others. >> beyond the beltway anything like this hurts. i wish i could say this is the first time we had seen any indictment in the district, but sadly it isn't. so any time any news like this hits it obviously does not do anything to make our image better. >> that said d.c.'s republican party stopped just sort of supporting d.c. statehood. >> we do support budget awe to an my for the district as well as a vote in the house of representatives. >> delegate norton pointed out the district is in good financial shape and in the last census d.c.'s population actually grew by 50,000 residents while a lot of american cities are staying the same or losing some residents. >> it is good to see that growth, but you can man all the residents
delegate eleanor holmes norton describing her talks with the committee and subcommittee chairman with jurisdiction over the district of columbia. >> they do not make that infamous link between elected officials who misbehave and the 600,000 residents of the district of columbia. we've got a lot of problems. don't make them worse by heaping on us the sense of others. >> beyond the beltway anything like this hurts. i wish i could say this is the first time we had seen any indictment...
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eleanor holmes norton has said that she is against this bill. we will have more on this with jummy olabanji in a couple minutes. amazon oppose the abortion ban set to take effect on other day after a federal judge ruled the new law is constitutional. -- arizona's abortion ban set to take effect. abortion-rights groups will appeal. more power problems in india as officials say the no. eastern and now northeastern power grids have all failed. that is leaving 600 million people without electricity, more than the entire population of north america. if it's the second power collapse in two days in india. if there's a total blackout in delhi which has halted metro service. they are trying to evacuate train passengers. 400 million people lost power on monday when the northern power grid failed. close to home, and earthquake shook louisa virginia, this morning, 2.4 magnitude happening before 1:00 a.m. louisa county was the epicenter of last year's 5.8 quake that hit about a year ago, damaging 1000 homes and permanently closing two schools. in the distri
eleanor holmes norton has said that she is against this bill. we will have more on this with jummy olabanji in a couple minutes. amazon oppose the abortion ban set to take effect on other day after a federal judge ruled the new law is constitutional. -- arizona's abortion ban set to take effect. abortion-rights groups will appeal. more power problems in india as officials say the no. eastern and now northeastern power grids have all failed. that is leaving 600 million people without...
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happened in norton, massachusetts, 30 miles south and west of boston. a mother of three says she was walking her golden retrievers right behind her own home and a state trooper with an old husband katy fired at one of the dogs. the lead ball hit the woman in her hip and the trooper called 911. >> i'm on norton. were you hit? >> i don't know. >> how are you doing? you okay? >> i'm so sorry. >> shepard: the boston globe newspaper reports deer hunting season ended about 13 minutes before that shooting. the agency that enforces hunting rules in massachusetts had no comment on that. and state police would not confirm reports that they've cleared the trooper of any wrongdoing. but cops in norton, mass, tell us they're still gathering information. >>> nobody likes getting pulled over for speeding, but what do you do when the officer later tracks you down and asks you out on a date? well, this particular woman files a lawsuit. but does she really have a case? plus the texas governor rick perry said he was assessing his campaign after a poor showing in iowa. but
happened in norton, massachusetts, 30 miles south and west of boston. a mother of three says she was walking her golden retrievers right behind her own home and a state trooper with an old husband katy fired at one of the dogs. the lead ball hit the woman in her hip and the trooper called 911. >> i'm on norton. were you hit? >> i don't know. >> how are you doing? you okay? >> i'm so sorry. >> shepard: the boston globe newspaper reports deer hunting season ended...